immigration after both sides made concessions. agreement doubles the size of the border patrol and requires 700 miles of fencing. two senators have been working with the gang of 8. >> for people who are concerned about border security, once they see what's in this bill, it's almost overkill, peter. i think if that's the issue that people have, i think everyone working together have come up with a way to deal with that issue. there are members on our side that i think this will meet their test from the standpoint of border security. >> i want to bring in "usa today's" washington bureau chief susan page and alex burns. fascinating morning. a lot of moving parts. there was this huge front page headline on the "huffington post." border break through for the senate. this may be a break through. if you look at the headlines coming out of the house, it's

senate immigration doa. what's really going on, susan. where are we with this? >> we're headed towards a deal in the senate that will get a big positive vote by fourth of july. that's a big first step. the house as we know will be a harder road to hoe. the issue is not just border security but the issue of whether a pathway to citizenship is set up for 11 million or so illegal immigrants here now and that's something speaker boehner says will not be in the house bill, something advocates in the senate must be in the bill. at the end of the day that's going to be perhaps the most difficult issue to resolve. we don't know yet if it gets resolved but clearly a big step forward with this agreement on security in the senate. >> the "wall street journal" editorial board has an interesting piece. it's called the border security ruse. for many republicans the border will never be secure enough. i want details how the border has never been more secure and

this is what killed immigration reform in 2007. here's a quote. the real game here is to kill a bill that would create a more pro growth and humane immigration system for america and the millions already here or in line to come. if the right succeeds in blowing all this up, one wonders what comes next. perhaps republicans can campaign in 2014 on self-deporting the 11 million illegals who are here now. that worked so well for mitt romney. >> there an element this potential deal in the senate is an important step but there's a level at which republicans who are on the fence there just need to be able to vote for something that makes the bill tougher. so they can go home and say i made it more palatable to conservatives. i think the question when you move to the house and my colleague jake sherman has a great story on this today, is

there anything that you can then do in the house to make the bill tough enough to make it palatable in the conservative districts where these folks actually are accountable to voters. >> you wonder if that's part of why this has taken so long, this yes, sir tensive debate in the senate that's gone on and on. senator mary lander went off last night. sheep said it's unfortunate the amendments getting the most attention are controversial and the one who divide the senate are rewarded. let me play for you a little clip. >> we have turned from a senate to a theater. and i'm tired of being part of a theater. if i wanted to be part of a theater i would have gone to new york. not that anybody would have put me on the stage because i can't sing or dance but i don't want to. i want to lead. but it's getting very difficult in this place to do any leadership. >> is she right, susan? if she is, is there any sign that things are changing at

least when it comes to immigration? >> senator sessions and others who are opposed to legislation being passed have followed what's basically a delaying strategy of trying to propose amendment after amendment and extended debate in an effort to draw things out on the theory that maybe that makes it harder to pass a bill. but, you know what? when you have both virtually all of the democrats and a significant minority of the republicans in the senate in favor of doing something because it's in their own self-interest and their party's self-interest to do so it makes it hard for a minority of republicans to prevents that from happening. i think clearly it's been frustrating. you hear the frustration in senator landru's voice and demeanor. this is a temporary thing. >> one of the things that she was complaining about, alex, is the pace of things. so, you know, the thought is will they get to a vote by july 4th. will there be some sort of agreement between house to and

senate before the end of the year. what's the timeline that want seems to be getting the most traction or it is impossible to tell? >> it's difficult to tell. republicans in both houses of congress have this sense that something has to happen this year, and sooner rather than later before you really get into high gear for the 2014 cycle. i think susan made a good point for a lot of these senators on the republican side, it is ultimately in their self-interest and in the self-interest of the republican party to get something done on immigration. that's where the cal can you laws changes when you move to the house. i want may be the case that long term for the republican party it makes sense to get something done but for a lot of these folks it's not in their individual self-interest to cast this vote and then go home to districts where there are not many hispanic voters or democrats or even persuadable independents who will be thrilled about this legislation. >> let me bring in janet, president of the national council of voza.

what is this border deal in the senate. is it good for the bill if it can get more republicans and maybe even more democrats on board? >> well we still don't have all the specifics, but i think as a matter of policy, many of us recognize and experts have said that we got several billions of dollars that we've already invested in border security. $18 billion last year. there's an additional 6 billion in this bill currently and we believe that adding or doubling the level of border patrol agents on the border would be over the top. as a matter of politics, i think there is some understanding that the republicans still need more assurance that we would have the resources and everything we need to address this issue. so you really have a convergence here of policy and politic, and coming together with the solution that would be acceptable to get the larger

compromise bill through the senate with enough votes that would send a very strong signal to the country and to the house representatives in particular that we need to solve this problem now. >> we've seen a lot of serious negotiating behind closed doors, a lot of people working together. we've also heard a lot of rhetoric, some of it like this. let me play it. >> he told us that amnesty costs a fortune. amnesty could also cost something more than just money. it could cost a nation. >> don't come in to be a taker, come in to be a give. and if you'll come in to be a give, give us your tired, your poor. we'll give you a chance to work, but we should not be giving you a chance to be a taker. >> how worried are you about what might happen in the house

and are you one of the people who believes that if the senate can say get to 70 votes it puts more pressure on john boehner, it puts more pressure on house republicans? >> we really have seen a tale truly of two chambers here. on the senate side you had a very bipartisan effort, an effort to find compromise and get a solution. on the house side, i think that they have forgotten what the outcome of those elections in november as it related to the latino vote with a 44% gap in between those two candidates, the president and mitt romney and i think they have gone the extreme. there's no effort to find compromise. i think that leadership of the house recognizes that immigration reform would be good for the economy and good for their branding as it relates to the latino community and if they want to have a chance to get the white house next year as senator lindsey graham talked about, i think that they understand that the leadership level that this

is a real goal that they want but i think they are going to have trouble work with their base in the caucus but i'm convinced that the momentum that could be gained by a strong vote in the senate would be with the ground swell of public support. it's very clear in poll after poll that the american people want this issue solved. they want a resolution on this. this is a win-win for the country and i think people see on the economic benefits as well, what you're hearing in those extreme voice by house members is just not consistent with the broad feelings of the american people have said they want in terms of this issue. >> thanks so much. thank you. >> alex, susan, we've seen this, the republicans who have been on the forefront of this, some taking a lot of heat over pushing for immigration. we've seen a backlash, for example against senator marco

rubio. tea party members have been carrying these signs rubio rhino meaning republican in name only. his name was brought up a couple of times. >> no matter what marco rubio who has not read his own bill, incidentally, he says they will have to pay -- [ audience booing ] >> then there was a moment at a news conference yesterday after congressman mario belart talked about immigration reform in spanish. [ speaking foreign language ] >> what did you just say? >> don't know if you could hear that. he said you got to learn english. alex how nasty could this immigration debate get. have we seen the worst of it? >> i don't know, chris. i think it's moments like that that make republicans and

particular party leadership in washington very nervous about where this thing will head over the summer. we've seen a number of times in barack obama's presidency a seemingly controlled legislative debate spin out of control as members go back to their districts for the summer, face the voters on camera. i think that probably isn't the last moment of its kind we'll see. >> i can interrupt you for a second. vice president joe biden is addressing the issue of immigration. >> hope. they look at us. for all our foibles, for all that we're not, but combined we're all more than any other nation in the world. that's not -- that's not chauvinism, it's reality.

the president has asked me to sort of oversee our foreign policy in the hemisphere. secretary of state does that but to help in that regard. >> in this case the vice president is preaching to the choir, but there is going to be, because you mentioned it's going interesting to see how this happens over the summer and i think to our guest's points you can say that there's overwhelming support for. these things but you talk to individual members of congress and what they will tell you they are not hearing it back at home. >> that's right. rand paul just said yesterday that if there's this big ground southwest republican support for immigration reform he hasn't been hearing it from his constituents. somebody like marco rubio does in a protected status in the republican party he's viewed as promising talent. >> do you think he does? susan, let's look at marco rubio specifically. i thought it was interesting as i was watching "morning joe,"

joe made an interesting point saying rubio is on top of the fault line in the republican party. how closely should we be watching him? >> senator rubio is pursuing a strategy that's high risk and high reward. if this does not work if there's not a bill passed if it collapses into partisan rancor he stuck his neck out on behalf of the gang of eight proposal in the senate. fit works he'll have emerged as a very central figure, the junior senator, somebody who is very new to washington, to have been an architect of a big bill like this, a bill that passes maybe once in a generation. there could be huge rewards for him. you can see just from the jeers that his name got yesterday at the tea party rally how people who supported his election, who were important to his rise in florida have questions about him. so he's chosen to do something that has the potential to help him if he chooses to pursue bigger office, but also has the

the potential hurt him if it doesn't work out. >> alex burns, susan page, could to see both of you. we've been following this story throughout the morning, hollywood losing an acting icon. james gandolfini died yesterday at the age of 51. he was in italy for a film festival when he suffered a heart attack in his rome hotel. his 13-year-old son was with him. gandolfini was best known as tony soprano the tortured mob boss a character that earned him three emmys. creator david chase called him a genius. >> dad i lived in the house all my life. i've seen police come with warrants. i've seen you go out at 3:00 in the morning. i'm in the waste management business. everybody immediately assumes you're mobbed up.

it's offensive. >> his co-start just released this statement to msnbc which reads in part my heart goes out to his family. as those of us in his pretend one hold on to the memories of our intense and beautiful time together. the love between tony and c carmela was one of the greatest i've ever known. i think farmers care more about the land than probably anyone else. we've had this farm for 30 years. we raise black and red angus cattle. we also produce natural gas. that's how we make our living and that's how we can pass the land and water back to future generations. people should make up their own mind what's best for them.

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those major decisions that will also have to wait until next week, the defense of marriage act and california's prop 8. alaska's murkowski has become the third republican senator to support same sex marriage. she explained her decision saying it keeps politicians out of the most private and personal aspects of people's lives while also encouraging more families to form and more adults to make a lifetime commitment to one another. i want to bring in ben. i don't know about you, i'm like deflated. i was waiting for these decisions. let's talk about the implications of these two big ones that obviously will come next week. senator murkowski jones senator portman supporting same sex marriage. murkowski argued it was her conservatism that led her to the decision. do you think that's the road to win over republicans to

emphasize limited government, keeping uncle sam out of people's private decisions? >> well, absolutely. and that notion of commitment and commitment to the family unit. and keeping the government out of the way, i think those are great arguments that marriage is at the end of the day a conservative principle. think about how far we've come since 2004 when president bush made campaigning against gay marriage a centerpiece of his campaign. you've actually seen karl rove within the past year saying in 2016 he could a republican president being for gay marriage. hundreds of republicans have signed the amicus brief on gay marriage. >> senator murkowski's announcement shows how republicans are evolving and president obama evolved as well. may 9th last year he announced his support for gay marriage ahead of the 2012 election.

what can you tell us about discussions leading up to that decision to go public. >> i know this was a process for him over time. he's always someone who has been committed to gay rights. just look at the record during his first term, repealing don't ask don't tell was a signature accomplishment. but he did a lot of other work he advanced hospital visitation visits for gay couples. he advanced equality protections within the federal government, the justice department has stopped defending the defense of marriage act which is being considered before the supreme court. he was a long time supporter of civil unions but at the end of the day in conversations with gay friends, in conversations with gay staffers, seeing those committed relationships, the president was moved to support marriage equality and i think that his vocal support for it has helped move public opinion on it across the country. you actually saw three states

vote this year in favor of marriage equality. when it had been overturned at the polls time and time again in states. so i think you've seen great strides on this. in 2000 when i went to college in vermont, howard dean was the first governor in the country to sign into law civil unions. there was a big backlash in the state. people put up take back vermont signs and we've come so far. sitting president of the united states has expressed his support mortgage equality. i think that's gone a long way in advancing equality in this country. >> where did you go to school in vermont? >> middlebury college. >> you went to middlebury. from my days in albany, new york. beautiful part of the world. good to see you, ben. thanks for coming on the show. >> not so good news if you got investments. we're watching the markets down. down more than 2 points. fed is considering whether, to you know, get out of the stimulus business so we'll have a live report from cnbc coming up next.

to politics now where chuck hagel made an attempt at a joke during a speech at the university of nebraska. >> okay, way up in the back there. you're not a member of the taliban, are you? >> well it was coming out of a discussion about the taliban. he couldn't see the questioner a professor of indian descent. >> boston marathon bomber tamerlan tsarnaev's name was red memorializing victims of gun violence and the organizers mayors against illegal guns are now apologizing the name was taken from a website.

quote he was absolutely not a victim. his name should have been deleted before the list was provide to a family member for reading and his name should never have been read. a former miss america turned gop candidate for congress is getting called terrible names and from someone in her own party. erica herald has been called a street walk skbreerp here's the invitation, people for anthony weiner. the reception is hosted by his wife and several top donors. the former congressman already has $4 million in his campaign war chest acdorgd politico. if you read only one thing this morning can money buy happiness? apparently not if you're facebook entrepreneur. he had that multimillion wedding in a forest and since then he's been spat upon by complete

strangers, cursed on by a waiter and told to get divorce papers ready by eco terrorists. it's up on our facebook page. multi-car, paid in full -- a most fulsome bounty indeed, lord jamie. thou cometh and we thy saveth! what are you doing? we doth offer so many discounts, we have some to spare. oh, you have any of those homeowners discounts? here we go. thank you. he took my shield, my lady. these are troubling times in the kingdom. more discounts than we knoweth what to do with. now that's progressive.

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strategist and a democratic strategist. great having both of you. >> great to be with you. >> hilary has been here before in 2008, prohibitive favorite. could she be peaking too soon >> look it depends who is doing the talk realistically with the speculation. you can't stop the speculation from happening. in politics there's an expression the positioning starts with somebody coughs. what's different now versus 2008 is the grassroots support is unprecedented end. i've been playing leadership roles in presidential campaigns going back to the first clinton administration and the support she's getting from grassroots, from women across the country is without any level. >> does it give her the kind of head start that could be worrisome to any republican? >> well, you know, when she did run for president i worked for rudy giuliani and handled all the south in fundraising efforts. there's one thing that the

republicans are lacking in and i can speak on that, it's the women's vote. so i'm very worried whoever we put up for 2016 has to go against hillary clinton which is obviously, she's getting a lot of women's endorsements and when we fail with the women's vote this is a scary thing. this is something the republicans have to take into consideration how we'll able to tackle that and we rain the women's vote. that's a very popular vote. i'm very concerned about that. >> i'm curious how you two feel how this fits into history much it was such a big thing obviously with barack obama. put aside an extraordinarily impressive resume that she has, winning over a tremendous number of republicans when she was in the senate, such good reviews as secretary of state. international acclaim. i think you could say. but there's also the idea of the first woman president. there's so much in society that's changing, so much feeling, is it time? >> that's what makes her

candidacy so unique. this is a moment in history right now. and her candidate ccy transcende traditional campaigns. in 2008 women were hesitant to endorse hilary early on and it took a while before the support built. you see the support starting immediately especially among women and young people. >> the conversation on the republican side who can beat hilary. i was interested last week governor chris christie skipped the conservative faith and freedom forum and instead attended the clinton cgi. is he the guy? what's the buzz on the other side. if that's who is going to be the democratic nominee, who do you like matching you on the other side? >> that is something that people are scrambling with as we speak and it's not too early. people are already talking about who will run on the republican side for 2016.

we have a problem of picking someone that's too polarizing, too far to the right and turning off moderate, turning off independents and especially the women's vote and we have a huge problem. somebody like chris christie, i'm a big fan of chris christie. let me tell you something whenever i come out and publicly say i like chris christie, i'm attacked by my, by my base. a lot of times like you, you're a traitor. how can you support someone like that. we'll have a problem in finding someone that can capture the vote. >> that's the challenge. as moderates they may appear they have to get through republican politics. appealing to extreme right-wing v evangelicals. >> we have to pick the right

candidate that can be a fantastic fundraiser because hilary will dry up all the other side of the funding. >> i hope the party doesn't listen to her. >> great having you both here in new york. thank you so much. it is hard to imagine an actor of his generation who has had a greater impact on television elevating the art and influencing countless other tv shows. james gandolfini died yesterday while vacationing with his family in italy ahead of an appearance at a film festival. he was 51. gandolfini was to most of us tony so practice no, iconic final scene with the hit hbo scene was filmed at holstein's diner. mike taibbi has a look back at the life of james gandolfini. >> reporter: as new jersey mob boss, james gandolfini ruled ruthle

ruthlessly. while in his personal life prothe pages code of honor and he later violated. he was flawed and painfully human. >> be right down. >> reporter: in remembering gandolfini hbo said it was his humanness only the good and humble side of it that made him a beloved member of our family a special man, a great talent who treated everyone no matter their title or position with equal respect. when it was learned he died suddenly on the way to a film festival in sicily the reaction was shock. >> very talented and friendly and just a guy you want to put your arm around and hug him. like he's a big bear. >> reporter: from fans whose honor for the actor and his iconic role has not faded. >> absolutely sad because i feel i grew up with him. >> he was amazing. >> reporter: from critics who saw hbo's "the sopranos" fueled

by the title character as a break through that changed television. >> tony soprano redefined how we thought about tv leading men. we never saw a character like this before. a lot came from what james gandolfini did as a performance, as a monster we liked. >> reporter: this wasn't his only role. long before he exploded on the screen as tony soprano he worked the broad way stage and played a variety of vulnerable tough guys. in stunt man turned muscle for hire in the movie "get shorty." after "the sopranos" run ended, gandolfini never stopped working. as a cia director in last year's

"zero dark thirty." he took time to explore real life learning to fully appreciate the troops fighting in iraq. >> i feel like some people think they are disposable. people are something. they just don't pay attention to this. >> reporter: because he paid attention he hoped his public would too. and then in a way like the character with whom he'll always be identified his time ended suddenly. a black screen out of nowhere. the series tony soprano is over. an unforgettable character. and now the actor who made him that way. that was nbc's mike taibbi on james gandolfini. checking the news feed this morning. wikileaks found founder julian e

is avoiding extradition to sweden to avoid questions of sexual assault. afghan supposed person said hamid karzai is willing to rejoin peace talks with taliban if the talks are led by afghans. it's expected to take place in qatar. at the same time the taliban is offering to exchange a u.s. soldier for five senior operatives being held at gitmo. pope john paul ii one step closer to sainthood. a second miracle has been officially attributed to john paul's intersession. it reportedly involves the spontaneous healing of a woman. the dow down big right now on word of the era of record lower mortgage rates maybe being done.

stocks are going down right after federal chairman ben bernanke said the fed may ease up on the gaza pedal. >> reporter: we already knew he would ease up on the gas pedal eventually. the fact he's more optimistic on the economy and jobs market that dave reckoning when we could see a peel back on stimulus or quantitative easing could be soon. not as much as bond-buying before therefore higher bond rates. the ten year yield yesterday reached 2.35% its highest since march 2012. stocks immediately fall. they are down sharply again today. meantime despite all of that, actually mortgage rates declined this week. you have the average 30 year fix remaining under 4% but in light of what bernanke said yesterday, rates will likely surge next week as we're seeing the yield move up and directly feeds into what mortgage rates are. >> lock them in if you can.

mandy, on the good side of the economy, what a turn around for general motors, four years ago they were in bankruptcy. >> it's a good story, in fact. gm has ruizen dramatically up the ranks in one of the auto industries respected measures of new vehicles. the gmc truck brand jumped to number two among all brands. in fact just behind porsche for the fewest new vehicle problems. chevrolet brand rose to number five. and other two planned cadillac and buick beat the industry average. so it's good news all around. >> gmc will cost you less than that porsche. >> yes. >> thank you so much. >> no problem. the national trust is out with its annual list of sites. houston astro dome's was the nation's first doemd air conditioned stadium. it's a mess now. it could be demolished.

the world port terminal at jfk airport symbolized america's entry into the jet age. the james river where america's first permanent english settlement was built threatened by proposed transmission loin project. the lighthouse built on martha's vineyard but erosion could send it toppling over the cliff. in arizona the mountain view black officer's club was built specifically for african-americans. the army has slighted it for demolition. if you want a link to the complete list head to jansingmsnbc.com. all aboard. ♪ all aboard. peoi go to angie's listt for all kinds of reasons. to gauge whether or not the projects will be done in a timely fashion and within budget. angie's list members can tell you which provider is the best in town.

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you look. i guarantee it. >> joining me vice chairman of reputation.com and chairman of 15 minutes public relations. i think this is like firing dave from wendy's. having said that when you have somebody so closely associated with a brand, what goes into the decision-making process. >> this thing happened so quickly. my instincts and i've been doing this a long time, there's something we don't know. there was something else going on. there was a power struggle. having started companies myself, having represented companies two times in companies identify started as the founder, i've stepped back. the skills that make you a good founder is not necessarily the same skills that make the guy to carry the company forward. >> he does say that he disagreed about the future of direction of the company.

in fact quote, instead of fostering the kind of dialogue in the boardroom that has in part contributed to our success, the board has inappropriately chosen to silence my concerns by terminating me as an executive officer. now the company has not given a reason although analysts suggests he doesn't appeal to millenials. >> the company has had a goodyear. they were up this year. when you look at the advertising while he's iconic, i'm not sure he's effective. you can certainly test the research. i'm sure they spent a lot of money. and it wasn't exactly sexy. it wasn't afeeling their quote-unquote younger audience. this is a huge growth company. they have very accessible affordable clothing pap lot of locations pap lot of big sizes that guys like myself can appreciate. and i think we're going to hear what really happened down the

road. >> let me read from "usa today." they said basically that there's a suggestion that they need a new young face. in the early days george zimmer came off as a city slicker who could sell you style at a competitive price. he later began to feel like your father. would you buy a suit from your father. if age is a question, it raises the question if you're a father would you buy a suit from someone who would fire your dad. >> they are not looking to sell suits to my father. you haven't seen my father dressing. but what i can tell you is they are interested in the younger audience, that's where it goes. you might even see a female. i'm sure they are going sex it up. yeah. i think you'll feel a little kind of different energy than you felt. and i think the company has pretty good prospects going forward because they have so much real estate. so much base. so much awareness. and i think, i think we'll see

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right now the house is voting on dozing amendments to the farm bill. yesterday the house rejected a democratic amendment intended to sprents $2 billion in cuts to the food stamp program. democrats contend as many as 2 million needy recipients will be taken off the roles. richard lui here now with the drill down on the food stamp program. >> they are white, latino, black, asian and more. one in seven americans are on

food stamps. what's now called the supplemental nutritional assistance program. a family of three with snap benefits makes under $1600 a month. 71% of all benefits go to families with children. and the average benefit is $133 a month. some states are higher. at the top hawaii 214. the low 116 minnesota. those allowances grew by 50% in the last decade. some of the number of recipients topping 47 million even though a recession has happened while the number on welfare that went down. what's the average snap recipient buy? usda say there's four food types. dessert like items. pre-prepared foods. beverages including kool aid and fruits and vegetables.

promotioned cuts anger supporters. new york mayor cory booker tried to live off $4.50 a day. he wanted to show how difficult it was to survive on that. so did more than two dozen democratic lawmakers including barbara lee. conservatives say a $2 billion snap budget cut is reasonable. >> it appears to me that the goal of this administration is to expand the roles of people on snap benefits. another purpose is to simply expand the dependency class. >> this is not the first attempt to cut s.n.a.p. or food stamps. in 1986 conservatives wanted a cutback. it started in 1939 cut all together in '43. jask w jfk re-ignited food stamps after being sworn in. they used their first food stamps to buy a can of beans and

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